Price tag holder



March 3, 1936. D, GARHNKLE 2,032,533

PRICE TAG HOLDER Filed Dec. 26, 1933 I N V EN TOR. W/ 25W/Ma @im um@ AT RNEYS.

Patented Mar. 3, 1936 L' v AUNITED .-STATES PATENT OFFICE l PRICE. TAG HOLDER David Garfinkle, Alameda, Calif. ff Application Deeember 26,1933,seriel`No.704,045

3 claims. (01.40-16) "Ihef present invention relates to improvements price tag holders and its principal object is to provide apricetag holder that is particularly el'icientinvv performing its function of indicating to *1 the purchasing, public the prices of various goods stacked -on- -shelves''without interfering with the free removal and replacing of the goods.

A further object of the invention is to provide a price tag holder consisting of two parts, a clamp adapted to be secured to a shelf or similar supporting element, and a tag-supporting portion swingably secured to the clamp.

A further object of the invention is to secure the tag-supporting part to the clamp in such a manner that it cannot be removed and cannot be twisted relative to the supporting clamp.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bearing between the clamp and the tag-supporting element in such a manner that the entire space between two shelves is left clear for the removal and the replacing of goods.

A further object of the invention is to shape the tag-supporting element in such a manner that it serves as a natural pointer for indicating the goods to which the price applies.

It is further proposed in the present invention to provide a novel means for securing the price tag removably to a price tag-supporting element.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will appear as the specification proceeds.

Particular attention is called to the fact that the present invention constitutes an improvement over the price tag holder described in my Patent No. 1,572,994 issued on February 16, 1926.

The preferred form of my price tag holder is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l shows a perspective View of my price tag holder as applied to a shelf;

Figure 2 a vertical section through the price tag holder;

Figure 3 a rear view of the price tag shown in Figure 1; and

Figure 4 a rear view of the price tag-supporting element.

While I have shown only the preferred form of my invention I wish to have it understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the claims hereto attached without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In its preferred form my price tag holder comprises a clamp I and a price tag-supporting element 2. The clamp I is preferably made of a strip of sheet metal and comprises a body portion 3 and two legs 4 and 5 projecting therefrom to form a U, thetwo legs being adapted toA be clamped upon the shelf indicated at 6. The body 3 of the' U clamp is formed with an outward curvature 'I adapted to form a bearing.- The clamp but entirely above the latter so that the curvature does not project below the shelf and does not interfere with the removal and the placing of goods on the shelf below. The leg 5 is formed with a slight bend 8 at its extremity to prevent digging into the wood of the shelf when the clamp is slipped over the same. The leg 5 is also provided with an aperture 9 through which a screw may befthreaded into the wood, which is particularly desirable when the clamp is used in connection with a vertically disposed element such as a molding, or a vertical flange depending from a shelf. Immediately adjacent the curvature the bottom leg 5 has a small tongue I0 struck up from the leg material to form a closure for the curvature, the tongue I0 being preferably substantially in alignment with the body portion 3 of the U clamp.

The second part of my price tag holder comprises the tag-supporting element 2 which is made in the form of a diamond shape sheet of metal II having a tongue I2 projecting from one edge thereof. The edges of the tongue I2 are turned over as at I3 so as to be rounded olf and a part of the tongue material is struck up to form a roller or journal I4 adapted to be received in the curvature 'I of the clamp, a recess I5 being left adjacent the roller to allow the latter to be slipped into the curvature 'I where it is held by the striking up of the tongue ID. It will be noted that the tongue I2 and the material of the clamp I are suiiiciently wide to prevent any twisting movement of the tag holding element, while on the other hand the latter is free to swing up and down.

The price tag holding element is diamondshaped and it is apparent that due to the fact that the tongue I2 projects from one of the corners, the opposite corner` indicated at I6 will point downwardly, and the two lower edges I1 and I8- will form a natural arrow-like pointer for identifying the goods on the shelf below to which the price tag applies. The edges of the diamond shaped tag supporting sheet are provided with anges I9 turned upon the body of the sheet in such a manner that the anges I9 of the two lower edges and of one upper edge form grooves in which the price tag 2|] may be slidably received, while the ange I9 of the seccurvature is arranged in the lower portion of the body 3 immediatelyadjacent the leg "5 not the Vzo Vpreferably rounded as shown at 22.

ond upper `edge is pressed closely upon the sheet so that it does not interfere with the insertion of the tag over said edge, while at the same time it serves to round the edge and to offer a certain amount of frictional resistance to the insertion and removal of the price tag.

For reinforcing that portion of the sheet between the tongue and the diamond shaped section I preferably provide ribs 2| made by indenting the sheet material.

The corners of the tag-supporting sheet are The price tag adapted to be used in connection with my holder is shown in Figure 3, and is also diamondshaped in form with corners removed as shownv aft 23, and with an arrow 24 pointing downwardly from the numeral indicating the price so that the arrow, upon insertion'of the price tag, coacts with the two vlower edges of the tag-supporting sheet in directing attention toward the goods to be identified by the price tag. The tag may be printed on both sides, one side for instance being 24, and the other 25 as indicated in the drawing.

I claim:

1. In a price tag holder, a. U-clamp having legs adapted to clampingly engage the top and bottom faces of a shelf while the body of the clamp lies against the edge of the shelf, the body having an outward curvature to provide a bearing and the curvature being arranged entirely above and adjacent to the bottom leg of the clamp, and the bottom leg having a. tongue struck up therefrom to constitute a closure for the curvature.

2. A price tag holder comprising a. diamondshaped sheet having a tongueprojecting from one corner thereof, means engaging the tongue for suspending the sheet, and flanges on the two lower edges and one upper edge ofthe sheet for receiving a diamond shaped price tag inserted over the other upper edge. Y

Y 3. A price tag holder comprising a. diamondshaped sheet having a tongue projecting from one corner thereof, means engaging the tongue for suspending the sheet, and flanges on the two lower edges and one upper edge of the sheet for receiving a diamond shaped price tag inserted over the other upper edge, the latter edge having a ange clamped closely upon the sheet body so as to oifer friction/al resistance to insertion and removal of the tag.

` DAVID GrARF'INKHi.'. 

